Medical, Political and Economic action in the face of the Pandemic
Medical, Political and Economic action in the face of the Pandemic. Group RDM
Medical, Political and Economic action in the face of the Pandemic. Group RDM
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Italy
he outbreak was confirmed to have spread to Italy
on 31 January, when two Chinese tourists tested positive
for SARS CoV2 in Rome. Cases began to rise
sharply, which prompted the Italian government to
suspend all flights to and from China and declare a
state of emergency. An unassociated cluster of CO-
VID-19 cases was later detected, starting with 16 confirmed
cases in Lombardy on 21 February.
On 22 February, the Council of Ministers announced a
new decree-law to contain the outbreak, including
quarantining more than 50,000 people from eleven different
municipalities in northern Italy. Prime Minister
Giuseppe Conte said, "In the outbreak areas, entry
and exit will not be provided. Suspension of work activities
and sports events has already been ordered in
those areas
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